School of Indigenous Studies
Further Information
- Professor Sally Morgan
- Aboriginal Writer and Artist
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I would like to encourage Indigenous peoples to tell their stories, whether its through writing or painting, or dance, music or theatre. We can all learn from each other and it helps to build the bigger picture.
The School of Indigenous Studies is committed to Indigenous-led, quality research that makes a positive contribution to both the Indigenous and academic communities.
The Centre for Indigenous History and the Arts (CIHA) was an Indigenous Research Centre established in 1997 that now forms part of the School of Indigenous Studies on campus at the University of Western Australia. Based on the foundation established by CIHA, as well as the expertise of Indigenous staff, the research focus of the School is to ensure that Indigenous oral traditions and cultural expressions are supported, properly recognised and valued for the rich and unique contribution they make to all fields of study.
Research focus
The School of Indigenous Studies undertakes research initiatives and projects that are based on or develop from the following:
- Group-based exhibitions which support historical and social justice issues.
- International cultural exchanges and audio-visual telecommunication link-ups.
- Teaching, workshops and public forums.
- Oral history and arts conferences
- Consultancies and training relation to historical and legal research, cross-cultural awareness, arts and curriculum development.
- Indigenous publications
- Research ethics and intellectual property issues for universities.
- Community training projects in research and oral history.
- Library and museum protocols.
